Overview

Real examples of how engineers adapted to working during the pandemic, facing restrictions on travel: three sessions (presentations + questions) covering how engineers used digital remote viewing and data connectivity technologies to continue delivering continuous improvement, capital projects and start-ups as well as safety reviews then a presentation from the Oil and Gas industry explaining more established practices, again accelerated by the pandemic. After each talk there will be opportunities to discuss potential pitfalls and consider future ways of working post-pandemic - what does, and does not work, in practice.

Speakers

Paul Newman, AkzoNobel

Paul Newman is the regional lead for Continuous Improvement across AkzoNobel's Paint and Coatings plants in the EMEA region, responsible for delivering performance improvement programmes in manufacturing across the 40 sites in the region.

Jean Pierre Bruillot, Oliver Batlle

Jean Pierre Bruillot is the head of Sales and Marketting at the Spanish process system and equipment manufacturer Oliver Batlle, with a strong business strategy and practical implementation knowledge with extensive experience in the paint industry.

Ali Mokhber, University of Greenwich

Ali Mokhber is a process safety consultant with 28 years’ experience in process design in the Energy industry, specialising in safety reviews such as HAZOP, LOPA, SIL HAZID and ENVID. Also, a part time university lecturer in fundamental chemical engineering and advanced process safety engineering.

Avinash Mohan, BP

Trinidad born and currently living in the UK is a chartered chemical engineer working in the Oil & Gas industry for the past 15 years in operations and projects globally with a strong background in project management and commissioning (onshore & offshore) and managing EPC contractors and vendors.

The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenters' own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the London and South East Members Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Time

18:00—19:30 BST.

Agenda

17:55 — Platform opens
18:00 — Welcome, audio, video and chat box etiquette, speaker introductions
18:05 — Running site based Continuous Improvement workshops using digital remote viewing technologies (Paul Newman - AkzoNobel) (inc 5 mins questions)
18:25 — Starting-up turn-key projects for process equipment remotely (Jean Pierre Bruillot - Oliver Batlle)(inc 5 mins questions)
18:45 — Running Safety studies such as HAZOP's remotely and the limitations (Ali Mokhber - Process Safety consultant)(inc 5 mins questions)
19:05 — Oil and Gas offshore operations and optimisation: an example of a more established approach to remote working (Avinash Mohan - BP)(inc 5 mins questions)
19:25 — Final questions and closing comments
19:30 — Platform closes

Intended Audience

This event is aimed at all engineers who have faced the challenge of working with new constraints around ways of working during the pandemic and who would like to learn from the experiences of others, contribute their own learnings and who are starting to think about their longer term future ways of working.

Software

The presentation will be delivered by Microsoft Teams. 

We recommend downloading the app beforehand (Microsoft website), rather than using the web portal. Registrants will be sent a meeting link two days before the event (or just before the event for late bookers).